Get a songon the soundtrack of "Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2," which is just making its premiere nationwide, and you've got a lot of people hearing your music.

That's what happened to Dave Wilton, of A Boy and his Kite. He's a Lafayette resident whose song "Cover Your Tracks" joins tunes by Green Day, Feist and other artists on the soundtrack.

Wilton was out in Los Angeles this week for festivities surrounding the movie's world premiere, which is sure to lift his kite high into the sky. "Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2" -- and, thus, Wilton's song -- opens today in Boulder County.

The Boulder Outlook Hotel is the 2013 recipient of the Keeping theBlues Alive (KBA) Award for a Club, as chosen by the Memphis-based Blues Foundation.

KBA awards are given annually to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the blues community.

The Boulder Outlook, 800 28th St., hosts live music five or more nights a week with a heavy emphasis on the blues. And, on Nov. 23-24, the Outlook's 120-seat venue will again serve as co-host of the Otis Taylor Trance Blues Jam Festival.

"For us, it has always been about supporting the music, the musicians and thecommunity," Dan King, an owner of the Outlook, said in a statement. "We are proud of our part in building an active blues music scenein Colorado."

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The Blues Foundation also honored the Colorado Blues Society with the 2013 Keeping the Blues Alive Award for a Blues Society.

Big Head Todd and The Monsters will be on the Hill for a show Dec. 15, the Fox Theatre announced.

The Colorado rockers have been at it for almost 30 years now, with nine studio albums to their name and no signs of stopping.

It's been about two years since the band's last album of original music, but the Monsters have been in the studio working on a record due out next year.

While they're in Colorado, they'll also play Herman's Hideaway in Denver on Dec. 14 and the Aggie Theatre in Fort Collins on Dec. 16.

Tickets for the Fox Theatre show go on sale today for $35.

Many listeners have found themselves enchanted by the music of Eastern Europe, and those who've not yet had a chance to experience the region's musical heritage might do so when Colorado-based Planina performs on Nov. 30 at the Broomfield Auditorium.

The group highlights the soulful sounds that come out of Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, Macedonia and Russia, and the show will feature colorful costumes and unusual instruments.

The performance marks the release of Planina's new CD, "Telegram on the Wind."

The Ogden Theatre in Denver this week announced two exciting shows: Bloc Party on Jan. 22 and Churchill on Feb. 9.

British indie rockers Bloc Party have had a busy end to 2012, touring on the strength of their August release, "Four." Meanwhile, folk rock quintet Churchill have been making Denver proud -- releasing the "Change" EP earlier this year and touring the U.S.

Tickets for Bloc Party are on sale now for $26.50; tickets for Churchill go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday for $20.

The Boulder alt-country band gives its EPs names such as Death and Resurrection, and its songs bear the mark of hard truths and sin. But the punk energy behind the playing, and the sense that it's all in good fun, make it OK to dance to a song like "Death." Full Story